I'm lucky that I'm unlucky

Throughout the term I have been told about how much I have that no body else in the class has. I am white (top of the race hierarchy), I am a man (top of the gender hierarchy), I am heterosexual (top of the sexuality hierarchy), and I am middle class (not the top but better than a lot of people). I have recently been having some bad luck with school and life in general but it all seems mute because I can look and say that I am in a better situation than most. I am lucky that I have a lot to do in this closing week at school. Just to say that I am in a setting of higher education is priveledge enough but is it enough? I have often thought when will it be enough...not only for me but for poverty or racism or discrimination in general...when is enough enough. What will it take for the whole to see what exactly is happening in the world to take a stand against corporate people who have more money than they know what to do with but still have their hands out asking for more. I have learned to be more selfless and look at the fact that people are struggling to afford things that I take advantage of on a daily basis.

I did not ask to be what I am but like most I just fall into place in society and assume my role with little look at the outsiders that are looking in. That has changed this past term I started looking beyond my own nose and learning about how other people are subjected to things that I could not imagine and still manage to keep good spirits. I have been told my time will come where I will live a life of luxury but looking at it now I am living a luxurious life compared to most and for me to complain about a few road bumps now and again would be totally against what the eventual goal of this country should be...equality for all and a level playing field for all.

I hope you all well and that you too will help to correct the injustice that governs our society and know that I will do whatever I can within myself to stop myself from perpetuating injustice and help others to see the same. Thats the bad thing we are all better than someone else and experience priviledges that not everyone has a right to and until that is fixed there is still work to be done.